Three top Russian officials join board of sanctioned payments firm A7

Two weeks after the U.S. Treasury branded A7 a transnational criminal organization, three of Russia’s most senior officials have taken seats on the Russian payments firm’s board. Despite A7’s designation as a criminal organization by the U.S., Russia’s finance, energy and deputy prime minister have joined its board of directors. Russian ministers join A7 board On October 1, the Office of Foreign Assets Control designated A7 as a transnational criminal organization, listing addresses in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria and Zimbabwe; now three of the country’s most senior officials have joined the A7 board. Russia’s energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov are A7’s newest directors.

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